Valmiki Ramayana 2.76.2: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 2

दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि

विधानम् · Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning

Devanagari script

अलं शोकेन भद्रं ते राजपुत्र महायशः ।

प्राप्तकालं नरपतेः कुरु संयानमुत्तमम् ॥२॥

Recitation with translationValmiki Ramayana 2.76.2

Transliteration

alaṃ śokena bhadraṃ te rājaputra mahāyaśaḥ |

prāptakālaṃ narapateḥ kuru saṃyānam uttamam ||2||

Translation

Wahai putera raja yang termasyhur, cukuplah dukacita—semoga sejahtera atasmu. Saatnya telah tiba: laksanakan upacara kematian raja dengan sebaik-baik dan setepat-tepatnya menurut dharma.

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Word by Word

• अलम्: enough (of)
• अलम्: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: alam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थ/पर्याप्त्यर्थ-निपात (enough!)

• शोकेन: with grief
• शोकेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• भद्रम्: good fortune, blessing
• भद्रम्: Prayojana/Discourse (आशीः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आशीर्वादार्थक प्रयोग (benedictive nominal)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• राजपुत्र: O prince
• राजपुत्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः पुत्रः); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महायशः: O greatly renowned one
• महायशः: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (महद् यशः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्तकालम्: timely, whose time has come
• प्राप्तकालम्: Karma (कर्म) / Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (प्राप्तः कालः यस्य/यत्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संयानम्)

• नरपतेः: of the king
• नरपतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नराणां पतिः); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुरु: do, perform
• कुरु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• संयानम्: funeral rites, last rites
• संयानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: best, excellent
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म) / Karma-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (संयानम्)

Context

O prince of great renown, may God bless you! It is not proper on your part to grieve. It is time to perform the funeral rites of the king in the best way possible.

Characters & Entities

• Bharata
• Daśaratha
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires that personal grief be restrained when duty demands timely action—here, the son must complete the father’s last rites as an obligation of filial and social order.

What is the narrative situation?

After Daśaratha’s death and Bharata’s return, Vasiṣṭha consoles Bharata and urges him to proceed with the king’s funeral rites without delay.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness in duty (dharma-niṣṭhā): Bharata is guided to transform sorrow into responsible action.